Environmental issue

Nation & World

Judge reinstates Obama-era rule on methane emissions

administration effort to eliminate regulation fails

October 4, 2017

Nation & World

Tribal head who led Dakota Access pipeline fight voted out

FILE – In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside…

September 28, 2017

Local News

San Juan Citizens Alliance hires advocate for Animas River

Full-time employee brings background in water-quality science

September 15, 2017

Nation & World

Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000

The ban applies to the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic shopping bags and gives a minimum fine of about…

August 28, 2017

Film

Gore hammers at global warming

Al Gore gives his updated presentation in Houston in “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power”Jensen Walker/Paramount Pictures It’s not the…

August 19, 2017

Nation & World

Interior: No changes needed to Colorado national monument

says Canyons of the Ancients will not be eliminated or reduced

July 21, 2017

Local News

Dolores River gets a D- by Conservation Colorado

flows from McPhee Dam need improvement; reservoir managers point to progress

July 16, 2017

Local News

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper commits to uphold Paris climate agreement

to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 26 percent by 2025

July 11, 2017

Regional News

Uranium mine avoids fine for spilling radioactive waste on highway in Southern Utah

Cameco’s shipments halted until remedied

July 11, 2017

Southwest Life

Montezuma County commissioners vote to restrict Sage Hen road access

Closure to protect reservoir from invasive species

June 26, 2017

Southwest Life

Blanding, Ute Mountain Ute tribe debate merits, dangers of uranium mill

Discussion pits jobs against environmental risks

June 21, 2017

Local News

Gold King Mine spill conference set in Farmington

Mine waste tinged water in Cement Creek from the Gold King Mine area flows into the Animas River in August…

June 16, 2017

Regional News

Cortez council OKs letter supporting unchanged Canyons monument

council’s letter asks for no changes to designation

June 15, 2017

Nation & World

Trump’s budget renews debate on Arctic refuge oil drilling

This undated aerial photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National…

May 27, 2017

Local News

Nature Studies director brought outdoor education to thousands

Shuffield leaving nonprofit

May 22, 2017

Local News

Federal judge hears arguments in Village at Wolf Creek lawsuit

Plaintiffs believe land swap gives developers a ‘free pass’

April 19, 2017

Local News

Water conference explores financial solutions

Volatile energy market causes budget crisis

April 9, 2017

Southwest Life

Researchers flock to Lower Dolores for ecological studies

Biologists will track the effects of larger flows through the Lower Dolores River

March 23, 2017

Regional News

Overturning Bears Ears an uphill challenge, lawyers say

A legal challenge would be monumental, unprecedented

March 13, 2017

Regional News

Study claims global warming slows snowmelt

The Poudre River winds through a scenic canyon outside Fort Collins. Global warming could melt mountain snows more slowly, researchers…

February 27, 2017

Local News

Conditions improve for Spring Creek Basin mustangs

Disappointment Valley’s Spring Creek Basin mustangs and range healthier

February 26, 2017

Local News

Resolution to end stream protection rule heads to Trump’s desk

barred dumping coal mining debris in waterways

February 2, 2017

Local News

Lawmakers ask Congress to research uses of forest-fire by-product

Biochar could be a new industry in Southwest Colorado

January 26, 2017

Local News

Feds pull drilling from Lone Mesa State Park

park gets deferral, but private minerals exist

January 8, 2017